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Author: Beverly Bidney

Beverly Bidney has been a reporter and photographer for The Seminole Tribune since 2012. During her career, she has worked at various newspapers around the country including the Muskogee Phoenix in Oklahoma, Miami Herald, Associated Press, USA Today and other publications nationwide. A NAJA award winning journalist, she has covered just about everything over the years and is an advocate for a strong press. Contact her at beverlybidney@semtribe.com.

4-H coordinator Polly Hayes bids farewell to working world

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HOLLYWOOD — The Tribe is going to have to get used to 4-H without Polly Hayes at the helm. After three decades of service to the Tribe, the revered 4-H coordinator kicked off her boots and retired. More than 70 family members, friends and colleagues gave Hayes a fitting sendoff May

‘A great day for the Tribe’ as bond, credit ratings upgraded

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In a move that will save the Seminole Tribe a significant amount of money, Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings both upgraded the Tribe’s debt and bond credit ratings on June 16. The ratings reflect the Tribe’s ability to pay its debts in a timely fashion. Moody’s upgraded the Tribe’s existing

History comes to life at PECS culture days

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BRIGHTON — For students at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School (PECS), culture days are more like living history than studying it. By participating in the traditional Seminole camp, students couldn’t help but learn what their ancestors did on a daily basis just to survive. Seventh- and eighth-graders stepped back in time May 23

Kids build better world at Immokalee library

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IMMOKALEE – Three high-rise cities were built in Immokalee the week of June 5 as kids learned about architecture and city planning and put their knowledge to use at the Diane Yzaguirre Memorial Library. Three teams of young developers transformed cardboard boxes with scissors, markers and crayons into towering cities with all

Graduation celebrated at Ahfachkee, Moore Haven

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About 60 Tribal students earned their high school diplomas or GEDs recently, as family and friends celebrated their accomplishments at graduation ceremonies. Ahfachkee graduates GraySun Billie and Nashoba Gonzalez and GED graduate Michelle Jimmie Garcia wore caps and gowns decorated with patchwork and beadwork as they walked down the aisle May

School year ends with activities galore at PECS

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BRIGHTON —The last day of school June 2 was an eventful one at the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School (PECS). It began with more than 400 students, faculty and staff posing for a photo on an open field and ended with the proud class of eighth graders receiving cheers from the student body

4-H wraps up year with banquet

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BIG CYPRESS — The annual Seminole Indian 4-H banquet celebrates the accomplishments of its youth and livestock owners, but this year, the May 23 banquet in Big Cypress also served as a farewell to longtime 4-H coordinator Polly Hayes. For 21 years, Hayes nurtured, mentored and taught scores of 4-H kids

Cooling off in Immokalee

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Immokalee Preschool celebrated the Week of the Young Child on April 26 with a make your own sundae party. Children chose their toppings to customize the sundaes, which were gobbled down with gusto. At right, Alayna Rodriguez believes the spoon is optional as she enjoys her sundae. Below left, surrounded

Brighton meets the Pathways Fitbit challenge

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BRIGHTON — Participants in the six-week Seminole Pathways Fitbit Challenge celebrated their weight loss success and fitness accomplishments at the end of the program in May. In Brighton, a healthy lunch was shared May 4 along with stories about what the program meant to some of the 34 people who tracked

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